This beautiful bird is a Kaka. It is native to New Zealand. The Kaka is is very rare, so we were surprised to find this one living in Central Auckland. It seems to have made its home just outside Languages International in Albert Park. One of our teachers, Tom, saw the bird last year and
How brave are you?
Every winter mad Aucklanders go for an ice cold swim at Mission Bay. The Winter Splash event is organised by the Auckland City Council, and plenty of brave souls participate. This year the Splash takes place on 21 August between 10am and 1pm. It should be lots of fun. There will be roaming street performers
LTM Star Awards – Languages International Shortlisted for 5th Consecutive Year
Languages International is delighted to have been shortlisted for the Language Travel Magazine (LTM) Star Award in the Southern Hemisphere category for the 5th consecutive year. Thank you very much to our partners for your ongoing support and for voting for us again this year! The Southern Hemisphere category was created in 2007. Every year,
New Zealand ranked 2nd most peaceful country in world
New Zealand has been ranked the 2nd most peaceful country in the world. According to the 2011 Global Peace Index (GPI), the only country more peaceful than New Zealand is Iceland. The GPI ranks countries by their ‘absence of violence.’ It takes many factors into account including levels of violent crime, potential for terrorism, political
New Videos of Languages International
Take a look at our 2 new school videos. What do you think? Please let us know in the video comments on YouTube! The more views, likes and comments we get, the better the videos will do on Youtube, and the more students will discover Languages International. Please take 30 seconds to share your thoughts
New Zealand Cheaper than Australia – 1 More Reason to Study in Auckland
Auckland is one of the most affordable places to study English. The 2011 Mercer Worldwide Cost of Living Survey shows that Auckland is cheaper than any of Australia’s big cities. The survey compares the cost of more than 200 items in each city, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. Auckland was ranked 118th
How do you get IELTS 7.0?
Read how two of our students have just done it. Allen from China and Innokenty from Russia have both achieved overall IELTS scores of 7.0. Written by Hannah Robinson at Languages International
L.I.nk Love
Prominent NZ-based Russian blogger, Stas Kulesh recently visited our Auckland school. While he was here, he took photos and did a video chat with one of our Russian students, Yulia. Take a look at Languages International like you have never seen it before in Stas’s photos, and if you understand Russian, check out the video
Student Video tour of Languages International Auckland
Jiri Salansky, one of our Czech students, made this awesome video tour of Languages International Auckland. Written by Hannah Robinson at Languages International
Industry Training Federation Literacy Forum
Languages International was proud to be the forum sponsor of the Industry Training Federation Literacy Forum held in Wellington on May 26th, 2011. The Forum included presentations from key players involved in workforce literacy and numeracy such as ITOs, tertiary and specialist literacy providers, employers, researchers, and government agencies. Slideshows and video footage of the